When we were asked to curate the music stage at H&8th Night Market, Oklahoma City’s monthly food truck frenzy and festival, for Friday, May 29, it was quite the honor. We like both music and food. We write about both music and food. When we are feeling dangerous, we might even listen to music while we eat. All of which is to say: This makes a lot of sense, yeah?
April’s festivities were rained out by a storm that wound up not happening. (Safety first, kids. Safety first.) The cancellation extinguished a blazing lineup of some of the region’s brightest names in hip-hop (Josh Sallee, Houston’s Roosh Williams, Frank Black and Militant Mindz) gathered by our buddies at Pairadime, so let’s pray to the goddess of sunny skies and cool breezes that the same fate doesn’t befall our sexy little lineup. These are some of our favorite new names in the Oklahoma music scene, and if you’ve been frequenting our website, surely you’ve come across them before. If not, for shame! But please do read on:
The Daddyo’s (Photo: Zach Hale)
The Daddyo’s — 10 p.m.
For fans of: Best Coast, Dum Dum Girls
Food pairing: Corndog and lemonade
A little shoegaze, a little doo-wop, a little garage rock and a lick of punk, The Daddyo’s are our favorite Tulsa export since Leon Russell. Their sophomore LP, Smother Your Brother, is one we enjoyed immensely, and the trio amassed a pretty healthy-sized crowd for their early Friday evening Norman Music Festival appearance. We think H&8th crowds will eat it up, too.
Deus Eyeslow (Photo: Zach Hale)
Deus Eyeslow — 9 p.m.
For fans of: Earl Sweatshirt, Joey Bada$$
Food pairing: Tacos and beer
If you are hurting from not getting your dose of rap from last month’s would-be all hip-hop lineup, we’ve got you covered. Deus Eyeslow and producer Shawny C have some oddball sensibilities that elevate their psychedelic take on West Coast rhythms, as heard on the excellent “Eyes.” Their new album, Home, is due on May 15.
Tonne (Photo: Joshua Boydston)
Tonne — 8 p.m.
For fans of: The National, Merchandise
Food pairing: Ramen
As cool as Interpol fans think Interpol is, Tonne came out of nowhere with its late-2014 debut Subtract & Slide. A solid follow-up in Family & Me came in March along with some of their first live shows around the same time. The quartet’s smoldering post-punk brought a moody edge to the Thursday night NMF lineup, but they were especially buzzed about after their unofficial showcase at Dope Chapel late Saturday night.
PVLMS (Photo: Zach Hale)
PVLMS — 7 p.m.
For fans of: Disclosure, Flume
Food pairing: Sno-cone
Watching these two lovebirds perform together might be the only thing more fun than their house-indebted dance jams. PVLMS’ songs have evolved from texturally invigorating to straight-up party-ignitors, as heard on the string of singles they’ve let loose since releasing their Compassion EP, one of our favorites of last year.
Visit the H&8th website for more information. The music stage is on Northwest Seventh Street across from Ludivine.
